Is WAISTLINE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WAISTLINE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WAISTLINE mean?
- noun
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
W (4) + A (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for WAISTLINE
Single letters that turn WAISTLINE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from WAISTLINE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- lawines10
- tawnies10
- waliest10
- waniest10
- wiliest10
- winiest10
- wintles10
- lawine9
- twains9
- twines9
- walies9
- wintle9
- wisent9
- witans9
- alienist8
- litanies8
- lawns8
- lewis8
- lweis8
- newts8
- sewan8
- sinew8
- swail8
- swain8
- swale8
- sweat8
- swile8
- swine8
- tawie8
- tawse8
- twaes8
- twain8
- twine8
- twins8
- wails8
- wains8
- waist8
- waits8
- wales8
- walie8
- walis8
- wanes8
- wants8
- waste8
- weals8
- weans8
- welts8
- wetas8
- wiles8
- wilts8
- wines8
- witan8
- wites8
- elastin7
- entails7
- isatine7
- laities7
- liniest7
- nailset7
- salient7
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